Vice-President, Advancement

Position Overview

Faculty/Department: Advancement Department

Number of Positions: 1

Appointment Type: Full-Time Continuing

Posting Date: July 3, 2026

Closing Date: July 31, 2026 (7:00 pm EST)

Recognized as a top‑ranked institution, Ontario Tech University has grown out of a bold, ambitious vision: to advance the discovery and application of knowledge to accelerate economic growth, regional development and social innovation. They inspire and equip students and graduates to make a positive impact in a tech‑focused world. Ontario Tech’s commitment to scholarship produces new types of graduates — highly engaged citizen leaders with a creative and innovative spirit. Ontario Tech’s faculty experts and researchers collaborate with industry, community, government, and academic organizations, bringing them together alongside students to uncover bold, innovative solutions for society’s most pressing problems. Tech with a Conscience is Ontario Tech University’s ambitious $250‑million campaign to advance ethical leadership, transformative research, and student success.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for an integrated advancement and alumni enterprise, overseeing philanthropy and development, alumni engagement, stewardship, advancement operations, donor relations, and partnership development.
• Serve as a key ambassador for the university, cultivating transformational relationships with major, principal, and emerging philanthropic partners while identifying new opportunities for philanthropic growth and community engagement.
• Champion Ontario Tech’s academic, research, and innovation priorities while elevating the university’s profile, influence, and philanthropic impact.
• Work collaboratively with the Chancellor, Vice‑Presidents, Deans, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and community partners to shape the future of the university.
• Represent the university on an upward trajectory redefining how technology can serve humanity, mobilizing support for student success, research excellence, and innovation with real‑world impact.

Qualifications

• Visionary, energetic, collaborative, and results‑oriented relationship‑builder and leader with significant experience in advancement, fund development, campaign leadership, and donor engagement.
• Strong track record of securing major philanthropic gifts, building high‑performing teams, and fostering productive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship‑building skills, capable of inspiring confidence, trust, and commitment among donors, alumni, volunteers, faculty, staff, and community partners.
• Experience cultivating relationships within technology, innovation, energy, or industry sectors would be an asset.
• Passion for higher education and research innovation and a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation.

How to Apply

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, or to submit a nomination, please contact Andrea Patrick and Cora Hui of Odgers at OntarioTechVP@odgers.com. Expressions of interest are encouraged immediately and should be submitted online ideally by July 31st, 2026, at https://en-careers.odgers.com/en-ca/job/3.

Equal Opportunity

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada will be given priority. Ontario Tech University respects people’s different needs and will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle. The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottaw

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